Glass Wuqiyya of Musa b. Sabiq, Egypt, 781–794. 1993.84.20

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Length: 50
  • Length: 25
  • Length: 9

Typological Description

• Object Type: Weight
• Date Range: 781 - 794
• Denomination: Wuqiyya
• Material: Glass

• Authority

  • Authority: Musa b. Sabiq
  • Authority: Salih ibn Muslim
  • State: Abbasid Caliphs

• Geographic

  • Region: Egypt

• Obverse

  • Legend: stamp 1: `ala [yada]y / Musa b. S[a] / biq wa Salih / b. Musli[m]; stamp 2: same as stamp 1, but even less preserved; stamp 3: only trace visible

References

• Citation: Eldada.30
• Reference: EIGS.323-324, 329
• Reference: B.605-606

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1993.84.20
• Lot: 1993.84
• Department: Islamic
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Subjects

• Category: `Abbasids--Glass

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Public Domain Mark (images)
• Rights: No Copyright - United States